F1 Qualifying 2025: Verstappen the Unbeaten Red Bull, Leclerc Outpaces Ferrari Teammate Hamilton

Formula One heads to Silverstone this weekend for the 12th Grand Prix of the 2025 season, marking the halfway mark of the campaign. 

McLaren duo, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, are the top two championship contenders. The Papaya outfit are also the team to beat in the Constructors’ Championship, leading Ferrari by a whopping 207 points after 11 Grands Prix.

F1, however, extends far beyond inter-team clashes. The intra-team rivalries often produce more intense and dramatic battles. With two drivers driving identical cars, there is nowhere to hide.

Winning a Grand Prix is the ultimate goal, but when it comes to raw pace and technical precision, Qualifying often emerges as the purest test. Before the 20 best drivers take to the track for the final time before the summer break, we take a look at the most dominant teammates of the campaign.

F1 Qualifying 2025: All Head-to-Head Battles Examined

Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, George Russell, and Charles Leclerc Dominate their Teammates in Qualifying

Reddit user “GlitteringPromise125” went through all the F1 Qualifying battles, including the double Quali for Sprint weekends in Shanghai and Miami.

As per the data, Red Bull icon Max Verstappen has absolutely crushed his teammates, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda. He beat Lawson 3-0 with an average gap of 0.880s before the Kiwi driver made way for Tsunoda. Verstappen, who has reportedly green-lit his move to Mercedes, has beaten Tsunoda in all 10 Qualifying sessions leading up to Silverstone, maintaining an average lead of 0.686s.

Fernando Alonso has also humbled his Aston Martin teammate, Lance Stroll, time and again. The Spanish driver has a 12-1 record against Stroll, with an average lead of 0.359s. Stroll’s only Quali triumph over Alonso came in the Sprint in China.

Red Bull is currently in 4th place in the championship
Without the second car they would still be in P4
Without Verstappen they would be in last place

Alpine – 11
Tsunoda + Lawson in Red Bull – 7 pic.twitter.com/9bzNIIpV0a

— Holiness (@F1BigData) June 16, 2025

At Mercedes, George Russell has convincingly been the lead driver this year, beating debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli 11-2. Russell has led Antonelli by 0.307s on average this season. Antonelli’s best Quali showing came in the Sprint in China, where he took Pole.

Lastly, there is Charles Leclerc, who has been paired up with seven-time world champion and the cover star of F1 2025 Icon edition, Lewis Hamilton. The Monagasque driver has taken up the challenge, outpacing the Briton in 9 of 13 sessions. The gap between them, however, has been marginal, with Leclerc leading by 0.151s on average.

Oliver Bearman and Gabriel Bortoleto Giving Experienced Teammates a Tough Time

Two rookies have shone brightly in F1 Qualifying this season, Haas’ Oliver Bearman and Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.

Bearman has outqualified Esteban Ocon in 6 of 13 Quali sessions so far. Ocon has an average lead of 0.122s with a median of 0.007s, showing just how much pressure Bearman has put on him.

A VERY BRITISH WELCOME

Oliver Bearman was smitten with Percy Pig, a British favourite, as he arrived in the paddock this morning. He stopped for a hug, several in actual fact, and was very keen to see who was inside the supermarket mascot. Just yesterday, Ollie signed 2,000 caps… pic.twitter.com/OuQLBJ7vAP

— Kym Illman (@KymIllman) July 3, 2025

Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto has also beaten Nico Hulkenberg in 6 of 13 sessions. He trails the Formula One veteran by just 0.061s on average. Their median gap is 0.031s.

F1 Quali Head-to-Head Table in Full